Gionee Steel 2 vs Gionee A1

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Comparing the Gionee Steel 2 vs Gionee A1 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee A1 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Gionee Steel 2 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Gionee A1 the better performer.


Display: Gionee A1 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Gionee Steel 2 offers 5 inches, making Gionee A1 the larger display of the two. Both Gionee Steel 2 and Gionee A1 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Gionee A1 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Gionee Steel 2 offers 8 MP, making Gionee A1 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Gionee A1 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Gionee Steel 2 offers 5 MP, making Gionee A1 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Gionee A1 offers a higher battery capacity with 4010 mAh, while Gionee Steel 2 offers 4000 mAh, making Gionee A1 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Gionee A1 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Gionee Steel 2 offers 16 GB, making Gionee A1 the better option for storage.

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Gionee Steel 2
₹12,790
(Discontinued)
Gionee A1
₹21,499
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

63%
71%

Release Date

N/A
10 Apr, 2017

Performance

MediaTek MT6737
MediaTek MT6755
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
4010 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
64 GB
N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Good cameras
  • Excellent battery life
  • Solid build quality

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Amigo UI is still a mess
  • Fingerprint sensor is hit and miss
  • A few lags and app crashes during daily usage

User Ratings

N/A
4/5
(6,751 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 10, 2017
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v7.0 (Nougat)

Custom UI

Amigo UI
N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6737
MediaTek MT6755

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Octa core

2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
28 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Mali-T860 MP2

RAM

3 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

67.59 %
70.39 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass

Design

Height

144.3 mm
154.5 mm

Width

70.5 mm
76.5 mm

Thickness

8.6 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

160 grams
182 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.01/3" sensor size IMX258 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size

Flash

No
Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
4010 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 256 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.180 W/kg Body: 0.346 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
Front

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope